Classic Cars

Choderboy wrote in post #19396764
Blackened air dam. Trying to make it less cop bait?

every little helps.... weren't they all like that?

Clifty wrote in post #19396765
I'm not sure if this old Austin is a classic or a candidate for one of the ugliest cars ever produced. I understand beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me this thing is 100% pug-ugly!

I was wondering what it would look like with the top down & had a search, seems there's a hard-top one on trademe at the moment, only NZ$32K! I'd say it looks better than the convertible.
https://www.trademe.co​.nz …/other/listing/​3644592386

Clifty wrote in post #19396765
I'm not sure if this old Austin is a classic or a candidate for one of the ugliest cars ever produced. I understand beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me this thing is 100% pug-ugly!

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Well sure, not the most attractive or sexy car, but I think it has some interesting features, like that center headlight. Thanks for sharing these !

Clifty wrote in post #19396765
I'm not sure if this old Austin is a classic or a candidate for one of the ugliest cars ever produced. I understand beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to me this thing is 100% pug-ugly!

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The side view of the front is OK. The rest, uglier than a Ssanyong.

Vintage Packard. U.S Route 66 in Seligman, AZ.

60's Mustang. U.S. Route 66, Kingman, AZ

1939 Hudson Terraplane

I love it, and very well captured!

Never before had I heard of the Terraplane, and it's a wonderful vintage.

Thanks.. This client has a lot of cars I had never heard of. Maybe the one of his rarest is a 1933 Pierce Arrow

A 1933 Pierce Arrow may not be as rare as you think.
I've seen then on the Concourse D'Elegance circuit since 2009, at least.

While they're not considered common, they're also not believed to be uncommonly rare.

SkedAddled wrote in post #19402544
A 1933 Pierce Arrow may not be as rare as you think.
I've seen then on the Concourse D'Elegance circuit since 2009, at least.

While they're not considered common, they're also not believed to be uncommonly rare.

There were only 5 made (his is a silver arrow) and only 3 exist today. Last one that went to auction sold for 2.2 million. And his was in the Century of Progress here in Chicago in 1933.

airfrogusmc wrote in post #19402661
There were only 5 made (his is a silver arrow) and only 3 exist today. Last one that went to auction sold for 2.2 million. And his was in the Century of Progress here in Chicago in 1933.

Yes, perhaps that particular model, but to lump all Pierce-Arrows or even Pierce automobiles under such
a misstatement is not a truth. I've personally seen over 6 Pierce automobiles at a single Concours event
on more than one occasion.

They also manufactured commercial trucks, fire trucks, boats, camp trailers, motorcycles, and bicycles.
Wikipedia page
The gallery alone, at the bottom of the page, displays over 10 Pierce automobiles.

The Silver arrow was indeed severely limited in output, while other Arrow or Pierce models were also made.

But like everything some models are much rarer than others and this model is extremely rare. 5 made only 3 still exists. I'd say rare. I wasn't talking about all Pierce only this rare model that he owns. This same client has 4 other Pierce models from different years but none are rare like this one that I mentioned.

1933 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow

1927 Pierce Arrow Runabout

airfrogusmc wrote in post #19403221
1933 Pierce Arrow Silver Arrow

Gorgeous ! Great work !